WhatsApp: 10 facts about smartphone message service

Subscription fee

20 Feb, 2014

The application is free, but after using it for a year, there is an annual subscription fee of 99 cents.

"We feel that this model will allow us to become the communications service of the 21st century, and provide you the best way to stay in touch with your friends and family with no ads getting in the way," the startup said in a blog post discussing pricing.